"You cannot every day question his commitment," said the Frenchman. "He has come out how many times and said he wants to stay here, that he is happy here? The question is created more by people who want to create unrest than by him.

"He has won the European Championship at 21. I will find you plenty of people in England who have not won that. He has also won the FA Cup and he's only 21. You compare with what [Frank] Lampard and [Steven] Gerrard had won at 21, you will see he is not behind them."